Common Oracle DBA Tasks
As an Oracle DBA, you can expect to be involved in the following tasks:
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Installing Oracle software
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Creating Oracle databases
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Upgrading the database software to new releases
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Starting up and shutting down the database
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Managing the storage structures of the database
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Managing user accounts and security
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Managing schema objects, such as tables, indexes, and views
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Making database backups and performing database recovery, when necessary
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Monitoring proactively the condition of the database and taking preventive or corrective actions, as required
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Monitoring and tuning database performance
This guide describes how to accomplish the last two tasks in the preceding list.